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Long-term results of open sternocleidomastoid tenotomy for idiopathic muscular torticollis. 1985

E Ippolito, and C Tudisco, and M Massobrio

At the end of their skeletal growth, we evaluated the cases of sixty-seven patients who had had an open tenotomy of the sternal and clavicular origins of the sternocleidomastoid muscle for idiopathic muscular torticollis. The average length of follow-up was 15.4 years, and the average age at the last follow-up was 23.9 years. The patients were divided into three groups according to their age at the time of operation. Group I consisted of patients who were operated on between the ages of five months and six years; Group II, of patients who were operated on between the ages of seven and eleven years; and Group III, of patients who were operated on when they were twelve years old or older. According to our method of evaluation, 37 per cent of the patients had a good, 45 per cent had a fair, and 18 per cent had a poor result. The patients in Group I had the best results and those in Group III, the worst. In general, the patient's age at operation, the duration of the disease, and the severity of the deformity before the operation had the major effects on both cosmetic and functional results.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008722	Methods	A series of steps taken in order to conduct research.	Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique
D009068	Movement	The act, process, or result of passing from one place or position to another. It differs from LOCOMOTION in that locomotion is restricted to the passing of the whole body from one place to another, while movement encompasses both locomotion but also a change of the position of the whole body or any of its parts. Movement may be used with reference to humans, vertebrate and invertebrate animals, and microorganisms. Differentiate also from MOTOR ACTIVITY, movement associated with behavior.	Movements
D011182	Postoperative Care	The period of care beginning when the patient is removed from surgery and aimed at meeting the patient's psychological and physical needs directly after surgery. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)	Care, Postoperative,Postoperative Procedures,Procedures, Postoperative,Postoperative Procedure,Procedure, Postoperative
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260	Female		Females
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths